International day of forests - secondary resources
The United Nations General Assembly announced that 21st March would be the International Day of Forests in 2012 to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests. Countries are encouraged to undertake local, national and international efforts to organise activities involving forests and trees, such as tree planting campaigns.
The theme for 2023 is "Forests and health” focusing attention on all the ways in which healthy forests will bring about healthy people. Forests purify the water, clean the air, capture carbon to fight climate change, provide food and life-saving medicines, and improve our well-being.
These resources, aimed at secondary-aged pupils, explore:-
- the factors which put pressure on forested areas, and what is being done to protect them
- the role trees play in supporting other plants and animals in the environment
- how much carbon trees sequester, and how the amount of carbon sequestered by a tree changes during its lifecycle
- the presence of vitamin C, an antioxidant, in the different parts of different plants
- the range of careers that involve working in, and managing, forests and woodland areas
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KS3 maths - trees for net zero
In this lesson students develop their estimation and proportional reasoning skills, developing a sense of scale of large numbers, in the context of planting trees to achieve net zero.
Students explore estimates around the numbers of trees people are planting and what this looks like in terms of land use as...
Core maths – trees for net zero
In this lesson students develop their estimation and proportional reasoning skills, developing a sense of scale of large ...
Core maths – trees and carbon capture
In this lesson students explore data showing how much carbon dioxide different species of tree absorb from the atmosphere.
Students interpret data, statistics, graphs and infographics and make predictions and draw conclusions...
Investigating the Anti-Cancer Properties of Plants
In this resource, pupils carry out an investigation into the presence of vitamin C, an antioxidant, in the different parts of different plants. This is put in the context of Dr Jess Chu, a young scientist researching Malaysian rainforest plants to see if they have any antioxidant, anti-cancer or antibacterial...